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Opiliones: Laniatores) and Its Correct Family Placement Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, Vol Revista mexicana de biodiversidad ISSN: 1870-3453 ISSN: 2007-8706 Instituto de Biología Cruz-López, Jesús A.; Francke, Oscar F. On the identity of Metaconomma femorale (Opiliones: Laniatores) and its correct family placement Revista mexicana de biodiversidad, vol. 90, 2019 Instituto de Biología DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2881 Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42562784059 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System Redalyc More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Project academic non-profit, developed under the open access initiative Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 90 (2019): e902881 Taxonomy and systematics On the identity of Metaconomma femorale (Opiliones: Laniatores) and its correct family placement Sobre la identidad de Metaconomma femorale (Opiliones: Laniatores) y su asignación familiar correcta Jesús A. Cruz-López *, Oscar F. Francke Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado postal 70-153, 04510 México City, Mexico *Corresponding author: [email protected] (J.A. Cruz-López) Received: 4 December 2018; accepted: 29 April 2019 Abstract In this work, the holotype of Metaconomma femorale Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 was revised. As a result, the genus Metaconomma Pickard-Cambridge, 1905, a member of the infraorder Grassatores with uncertain family placement, is proposed as a junior synonym of Hoplobunus Banks, 1900 in Stygnopsidae, with the new combination Hoplobunus femoralis comb. nov. Keywords: Taxonomy; Stygnopsidae; New synonymy; New combination Resumen En el presente trabajo, el holotipo de la especie Metaconomma femorale Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 fue revisado. Como resultado, se propone al género grassatorido Metaconomma Pickard-Cambridge, 1905, de posición familiar incierta, como un sinónimo posterior de Hoplobunus Banks, 1900 en Stygnopsidae, con la nueva combinación Hoplobunus femoralis comb. nov. Palabras clave: Taxonomía; Stygnopsidae; Sinonimia nueva; Combinación nueva Introduction family Assamiidae (misspelling Assamioidae), along with the genera Conomma Loman, 1902, Mitraceras Loman, The harvestman Metaconomma femorale Pickard- 1902 and Paramitraceras Pickard-Cambridge 1905, the Cambridge, 1905 was described as a new genus and last currently placed in the family Stygnopsidae Sørensen, species, from Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico. In the Biologia 1932. Subsequently, Roewer (1912, 1923, 1927) cited the Centrali-Americana, the author placed the new taxon in the taxon and placed it in Phalangodidae: Phalangodinae. ISSN versión electrónica: 2007-8706; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología. Open Access bajo la licencia CC BY-NC-ND (4.0) https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2881 J.A. Cruz-López, O.F. Francke / Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 90 (2019): e902881 2 https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2881 Some years later, Sørensen (1932) described the family & Cokendolpher, 2000: 143; Kury, 2003: 237; Cruz-López Stygnopsidae, and considered this family to contain Isaeus & Francke, 2017: 338, 2018: 1045. Sørensen, 1932, Stygnopsis Sørensen, 1902 and Tachus Sørensen, 1932 (currently Tibangara Mello-Leitão, 1940). Metaconomma Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 new synonymy In the description of Isaeus mexicanus Sørensen, 1932 Type species: Hoplobunus barretti Banks, 1900 stated: “Remarks: I have not been able to reexamine this Diagnosis. See Cruz-López and Francke, 2017: 338. species in natura. It seems to be allied to Metaconomma Cambr. (Roewer, Weberkn. p. 115)”. Caporiacco (1938) Hoplobunus femoralis (Pickard-Cambridge, 1905) comb. listed a specimen of Metaconomma femorale from Ocotlán, nov. Jalisco State, Mexico, without further details or illustrations. Metaconomma femorale Pickard-Cambridge, 1905: Finally, Kury and Cokendolpher (2000) and Kury (2003) 576; Roewer, 1912: 152; 1923: 115; 1927: 273; Sørensen considered M. femorale as family uncertain, and cited the 1932: 277; Caporiacco, 1938: 279; Kury & Cokendolpher, record of Caporiacco from Ocotlán, presumably the one 2000: 143; Kury, 2003: 237. in Jalisco. (Figs. 1-6) The type specimen, an adult male of M. femorale is deposited in the Natural History Museum (NHM), Diagnosis. Hoplobunus femoralis can be recognized previously known as the British Museum of Natural from H. barretti by the following external characters: History (BMNH), London. Examination of photographs of cheliceral fixed finger with many small contiguous teeth this specimen, which is in very bad condition, results in the (Fig. 4), instead of almost smooth (Cruz-López & Francke, following taxonomic nomenclatural acts: a) Metaconomma 2017: Fig. 11A); cheliceral hand very swollen (Fig. 3), is a junior synonym of Hoplobunus Banks, 1900 and ratio between length/width = 2.25, instead of cheliceral its correct family placement is in Stygnopsidae; b) the hand less swollen (Cruz-López & Francke, 2017: Fig. proposal of the new combination Hoplobunus femoralis 11B), ratio between length/width = 2.5 in H. barretti; (Pickard-Cambridge, 1905) comb. nov., and c) the record ventral tubercles of pedipalpal femur very short, the of H. femoralis from Ocotlán, Jalisco of Caporiacco (1938) basal most prominent (Fig. 5); whereas in H. barretti all is dubious, as we have not seen any Hoplobunus, or even ventral tubercles are the same size, the basal most barely other stygnopsids from that region of Mexico. With these outstanding (Cruz-López & Francke, 2017: Fig. 10A, B); results, Hoplobunus currently contains 2 species. and the basal most ventral tubercles of femur IV larger than the others (Fig. 6); whereas H. barreti has the distal Material and methods most ventral tubercles larger than the others (Cruz-López & Francke, 2017: 12E, F). The type of M. femorale is deposited in the Natural Redescription based on the male holotype (NHM). History Museum (NHM), London, UK, where the Scutum type zeta, mid-bulge smooth and leveled at photographs were taken and sent to us for examination. mesotergal area I, posterior margin of scutum larger than Nomenclature of scutum shape is based upon Kury and mid-bulge area, coda I shallow. Ocularium at frontal Medrano (2016), pedipalpal armature according to Acosta margin, conical and with a small spine apically, eyes et al. (2007) and ratio of the scutum length divided by the at the base. Mesotergal areas well defined, covered by cheliceral hand length follows Cruz-López and Francke few and small tubercles. Free tergites with few tubercles (2013). (Fig. 1). Coxae I and II with long spiniform setiferous tubercles, coxae III and IV almost smooth. Stigmatic area Description inverse T-shaped, spiracles visible. Free sternites without ornamentation (Fig. 2). Chelicera very swollen, ratio of Order Opiliones scutum length divided by the cheliceral hand length = 1.35 Suborder Laniatores and ratio between cheliceral length and cheliceral width Family Stygnopsidae Sørensen, 1932 = 2.25. Basichelicerite short, with the bulla well-marked. Subfamily Stygnopsinae Sørensen, 1932 Cheliceral fingers stout, movable finger with a large Genus Hoplobunus Banks, 1900 rounded and large basal tooth, fixed finger with many Hoplobunus Banks, 1900: 200; Pickard-Cambridge, small and contiguous teeth (Figs. 3, 4). Pedipalpal femur 1905: 585; Roewer, 1912: 149, 1923: 112, 1927: 272; compressed laterally, dorsally unarmed, ventrally with a Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942: 1, 1945: 3, 1953: 19, 1967: row of 9 very large spiniform setiferous tubercles, the basal 1, 1971: 38, 1973: 86; Šilhavý, 1974: 176, 1977: 220; most very enlarged. Patella without dorsal ornamentation, Edgar, 1990: 548; Rambla & Juberthie, 1994: 218; Kury with a rounded dorso-apical apophysis. Tibia swollen and J.A. Cruz-López, O.F. Francke / Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 90 (2019): e902881 3 https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2881 with IIII (1 = 2 = 3 = 3) enlarged spiniform setiferous False records. Caporiacco (1938) reported H. femoralis tubercles on both margins, bases of these tubercles are from Ocotlán, without any additional data. Posteriorly, cylindrical with the apical setae short. Tarsus with III (1 Kury and Cokendolpher (2000) and Kury (2003) indicated > 2 > 3) spiniform setiferous tubercles on both margins. that this record is from Ocotlán in the state of Jalisco. Tarsal claw slightly longer than tarsus (Fig. 5). Only the In fact, in Mexico there are at least 5 localities named leg IV was examined. Trochanter IV with a short, rounded Ocotlán in the states of Hidalgo, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Puebla dorsal apophysis. Femur with 2 ventral rows of spiniform and Tlaxcala. The family Stygnopsidae is distributed tubercles, the basal most larger than all others. Patella with along the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico (Cruz-López a mesal ventro-apical spiniform apophysis. Tibia with 2 and Francke, 2017), and at present the family has not ventral rows of tubercles increasing in size distally (Fig. been reported from the Sierra Madre Occidental, on the 6). Tarsal count according to Pickard-Cambridge (1905): Pacific side of the country, where Jalisco is located. For 6:10-11:7:7. Penis was not examined. this reason, we consider that the assignment of the record Female. Unknown. of Caporiacco to the state of Jalisco is dubious as it can be referred to any other Ocotlán. Taxonomic summary On the type locality of H. femoralis. Since 2009, we Type
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